Becca Muir

Director of Projects @beyond_wrds and freelance illustrator, with a thing for design, illustration and all things digital.

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

I just took part in the #BigPlasticCount, UK’s biggest investigation into household plastic waste. Here’s what I found really happens to my plastic waste:

♻️7% recycled
🌍10% sent abroad
🔥54% burnt
⛰️29% sent to landfill

This is shocking, right?! @Jochurchill_MP @pow_rebecca

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Romano Hänni, Typo Bilder Buch, Basel, 2012.

[kim ᯽ @therealkimj]

peace of mind

[Beyond Words Studio @beyond_wrds]

The World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives from @WorldBank is all about how data can improve the lives of people in poverty. We designed the launch site and wrote three articles illuminating stories from the report with new visuals. #WDR2021 https://t.co/SSOSdCwYRO

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

Oh wow, Barack Obama has laid eyes on the charts me and the team @beyond_wrds worked on for Bill Gates’ book 👀

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

.@BillGates' new book is an exceptionally clear and accessible primer on climate change. He's unblinking in the difficulty of meeting this challenge but maintains a cautious optimism that it can be met—and provides a framework for action that is both specific and workable.

[Nick Slater ☻ @slaterdesign]

Made this illustration during the super bowl, remembering growing up playing videos games and how hard it was to beat Battle Toads on the NES.

[kelly victoria 🪐 @saysthefox]

I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now so here goes:

At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

How often do we hear women’s voices in the news? It’s not looking good for the UK or elsewhere

[Melinda French Gates @melindagates]

Women are half the population. Yet in a survey of six countries, women were up to six times less likely to be quoted in the news as experts or sources.

We need to increase the number of women who are shaping perspectives. https://t.co/JAlMac5BrI

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

How COVID spreads through the air. Well worth a read. https://t.co/ozwJFkwiJL

[Cog Design @cog_design]

Here are some of our favourite illustrations from the last 50 editions, produced by the talented @iamjohnbond @beccahmuir and @meganmakesillos

If you'd like to design our next illustration get in touch. We're always on the lookout for fantastic illustrators.

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

How did human activity, and it’s absence, impact the natural world during lockdown?

@NHM_London in collaboration with @beyond_wrds took a look.

Very proud to see this piece go live.

https://t.co/lTwEF7BOGU

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

Absorbing documentary about one man and one octopus
https://t.co/07JN1r7ZKq

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

@SamScottWood @AnnaSerocold @sajarut @Michael_Cog Good memories 😊

[Positive News @PositiveNewsUK]

Move over ‘eat out to help out’, there’s a new dining incentive in town – and this one tackles homelessness
https://t.co/i2NpiZ32LI

[Colossal @thisiscolossal]

Textile artists file their nails in tiny grooves for traditional Japanese weaving technique https://t.co/gTt4J1XMP7

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

If you haven't watched this before, now's the time. 'How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time' with Baratunde Thurston https://t.co/BEUUdOeToS via @TEDTalks

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

Philip, the Last Sweet Potato 👌
https://t.co/LriuetYx5p

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

@DR63M No! This is great. I’m going to lose many hours

[Becca Muir @beccahmuir]

If you love typography and design history you are in for a treat. @Lett_Arc have launched a fantastic resource with their Online Archive. https://t.co/oCLuaGla9x

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

After years of development, the Online Archive is now open to all. Enjoy unprecedented virtual access to nearly 1,500 objects and 9,000 hi-fi images (and counting!) from our collection. https://t.co/0kcSsqoZCU